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Bisping Interview to Launch New UFC Gym in UK
Q. In your opinion, who is the best fighter you ever faced?
A. Either Anderson Silva or Georges St-Pierre, one of those two.
Anderson Silva. . . I won that fight but my face looks a little different, got scars all over after that one…
GSP . . . I mean, I could beat GSP but I went in there with one eye and damaged ribs - Still, I always have a lot of respect for Georges; he’s a great guy and a consummated professional. All young mixed martial artists should try and base themselves on him. He’s constantly evolving, looking at new training methods; he’s not out there boozing and falling out of nightclubs. He’s someone who fighters should really aspire to be like.
Q. Despite retirement, you still seem actively involved in the sport?
A. Yes, Wednesday morning I’m flying to São Paulo and commentating the UFC event there. I do a lot of commentating now. It’s great to be involved still and, fortunately, now it’s big, I can earn a living! The sport is evolving all the time and the athletes keep getting better and better.
Q. Do you think that having facilities like UFC gym in the UK will help train more British UFC stars in the future?
A. The thing is, with UFC Gym, if we achieve that then fantastic, but that’s not really what this place is all about. I have a UFC Gym in Costa Mesa, California about 20 minutes from where I live and realistically they’re fitness places.
Martial arts has been very good to me, it’s taught me a lot of discipline, respect, confidence, self-defence. But if you can shape a healthy lifestyle that’s what the gym is really all about. The classes are amazing. It’s a very welcoming place for families. They’re really [only] state-of-the-art fitness facilities with UFC branding.
You come in here, you’ve got that energy, the music’s pumping, it’s a great place to work out and there’s a great community. We’re not here to groom the next lot of fighters, of course. It will help the sport grow and if we discover new talent, that would be amazing for us. But, as I say, primarily, were trying to spread fitness.
https://www.leftlion.co.uk/read/2019/november/michael-bisping-nov-2019/
Q. In your opinion, who is the best fighter you ever faced?
A. Either Anderson Silva or Georges St-Pierre, one of those two.
Anderson Silva. . . I won that fight but my face looks a little different, got scars all over after that one…
GSP . . . I mean, I could beat GSP but I went in there with one eye and damaged ribs - Still, I always have a lot of respect for Georges; he’s a great guy and a consummated professional. All young mixed martial artists should try and base themselves on him. He’s constantly evolving, looking at new training methods; he’s not out there boozing and falling out of nightclubs. He’s someone who fighters should really aspire to be like.
Q. Despite retirement, you still seem actively involved in the sport?
A. Yes, Wednesday morning I’m flying to São Paulo and commentating the UFC event there. I do a lot of commentating now. It’s great to be involved still and, fortunately, now it’s big, I can earn a living! The sport is evolving all the time and the athletes keep getting better and better.
Q. Do you think that having facilities like UFC gym in the UK will help train more British UFC stars in the future?
A. The thing is, with UFC Gym, if we achieve that then fantastic, but that’s not really what this place is all about. I have a UFC Gym in Costa Mesa, California about 20 minutes from where I live and realistically they’re fitness places.
Martial arts has been very good to me, it’s taught me a lot of discipline, respect, confidence, self-defence. But if you can shape a healthy lifestyle that’s what the gym is really all about. The classes are amazing. It’s a very welcoming place for families. They’re really [only] state-of-the-art fitness facilities with UFC branding.
You come in here, you’ve got that energy, the music’s pumping, it’s a great place to work out and there’s a great community. We’re not here to groom the next lot of fighters, of course. It will help the sport grow and if we discover new talent, that would be amazing for us. But, as I say, primarily, were trying to spread fitness.
https://www.leftlion.co.uk/read/2019/november/michael-bisping-nov-2019/